Kayak Fishing | Casting Accuracy by joey monteleone | Sep 17, 2020 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, InstructionalKayak Casting Accuracy When the bass bite is insanely good you can throw anywhere and get a hit. Unfortunately this window of opportunity is rare and limited in duration. Common sense in casting (and presenting) your bait says that the shorter the distance a fish has...
Kayak Fishing | Frogs on the Menu by joey monteleone | Sep 3, 2020 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, FreshwaterLong ago anglers realized the importance of imitating the look and motion of natural forage fish food sources in their local waters. Limited materials and funds meant carefully chosen artificial baits could be used when the real thing wasn’t available. Natural...
Finding / Fishing New Spots by joey monteleone | Aug 18, 2020 | Big Rig, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, JAdventures Main BannerFinding / Fishing New Spots The old reliable fishin’ holes are fun. After several season you establish a “milk run.” Launch, hit your first spot, move down the bank to the next, cast, catch and on to the next. In the search for new scenery and “fresh” fish it’s a...
Summer Solutions | Kayak Fishing by joey monteleone | Aug 6, 2020 | Big Rig, Bite, Featured Post, Fishing, JAdventures Main Banner, MayflyBlistering hot days, aka dog days of summer can make life difficult for the fishermen. Warm weather and water conditions can create a Rubik’s cube with seemingly no remedies. Once your fishing waters reaches surface temperatures exceeding 80 degrees Fahrenheit there...
Follow The Leader | Kayak Fishing by joey monteleone | Jul 23, 2020 | Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater FishingFollow the Leader A unique presentation is a fairly simple set up. I employ a homemade leader to give an old bait a new look. Soft plastics can be deadly effective and rigged in multiple ways. The leader is used make the baits weightless and weedless. Similar leaders...
Docks, Rocks and Bass | Kayak Fishing by joey monteleone | Jul 6, 2020 | Big Rig, Bite, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, JAdventures Main Banner, MayflyDocks, Rocks and Bass A question that faces the most anglers is the hide and seek game of bass. All the possibilities create a complex puzzle for the fish and fisherman. Conscious decisions can lead you to more fish and maybe a trophy. One of the keys to a successful...
Going Nuts Over Nets | Kayak Fishing by joey monteleone | Jun 4, 2020 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Freshwater FishingHow many times has it happened, get the bite, a good hook set, play the fish, get it right to the side of the kayak, you reach for it and it comes off. Could have been your biggest bass ever, maybe a tournament qualifying fish, possibly your fishing for food, either...
Kayak Fishing | Spinnerbait Specifics by joey monteleone | May 1, 2020 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, InstructionalCast it out, crank it back, it catches fish. Spinnerbaits are likely the most versatile bass baits in the box. They can also be the most confusing and can be assembled in hundreds of ways. The presentations are equally as flexible. The little known and lesser used in...
APRIL fools, MAY…. catch Spring bass by joey monteleone | Apr 16, 2020 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingIn many regions the arrival of April (and May) means you can open your tackle box and throw just about anything and catch bass. Warming surface water temperatures climbing from the 50’s into the 60’s sends bass toward shallow water in search of food sources as they...
Kayak Fishing | Low Tech Catch by joey monteleone | Apr 6, 2020 | Big Rig, Big Rig HD/FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing InstructionIn my book ILL BE TENNESSEAN YA’ there’s a chapter entitled I’M PLAYING CHECKERS WHILE THE REST OF THE WORLD IS PLAYING CHESS. The main point in the chapter is my common sense solutions to finding and catching fish. Personal preference for folks in kayaks leads to a...
Top Tips for Starting Kayak Fishing | Lessons Learned From a Kayak by joey monteleone | Mar 31, 2020 | Big Rig, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing InstructionOver the past half century I’ve caught fish from every conceivable water craft with the exception of a jet ski. Jon boats, canoes, bass boats, pontoons, homemade boats and essentially anything that floats. About six seasons ago I climbed into a kayak, my only previous...
Bass Fishing Tips | Disturbing the Peace by joey monteleone | Mar 24, 2020 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingCast after cast go unrewarded, you feel like you’re in the right spot, so when is it time to change baits? This is a question that haunts the newest of kayak anglers. You have a box full of baits that are supposed to catch fish but it seems like the bass have abandon...
